Craters of the Moon

Rotorua

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July 6th 2009
Rotorua is located on a plateau from a volcano that blew itself apart 2,000 years ago. It's a town you smell before you see, the smell of rotten eggs is the best way to describe the pervasive odour due to the hydrogen sulphide in the air. All around the town there are hot springs and geysers. Whilst here we went to Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, 30km from Rotorua town. This is a huge park full of ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more